Dew Drop - August 12, 2026 (#4731)
Daily tech news roundup covering .NET 11 Preview 7, AI coding agents, web dev tools, and more.
Daily tech news roundup covering .NET 11 Preview 7, AI coding agents, web dev tools, and more.
Guide to fixing VKS cluster upgrade blocks caused by SystemChecksSucceeded condition, covering PDB and webhook issues.
DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 is a new 304B parameter AI model with enhanced agentic capabilities, offering high performance at low cost.
Stateless MCP simplifies the Model Context Protocol, inspiring new tools mcp-explorer and datasette-mcp for easier agent integration.
Simon Willison announces llm-mcp-client 0.1a0, a tool that lets LLMs access tools from MCP servers.
Simon Willison joins Oxide and Friends podcast to discuss open weight AI models, Kimi K3, cybersecurity incidents, and AI policy letters.
Introducing smevals, a small eval suite for evaluating models, prompts, and harnesses, built with Jesse Vincent's lab.
Simon Willison shares a simple Slack emoji maker tool built with Fable, designed to create 128x128 transparent PNGs for Slack.
Exploring the derivation of Runge-Kutta method coefficients by solving the RK4 design equations using Mathematica, including variations like the 3/8 rule and Gill's method.
Learn how to register newer VMware Kubernetes Service (VKS) releases in vCenter, including downloading package.yaml and activating versions on Supervisors.
The EU AI Act's August 2026 deadline shifts focus to engineering evidence for CIOs, requiring robust AI governance and documentation.
Learn how to integrate OpenTelemetry with Microsoft Agent Framework apps for enhanced observability, including key trends, challenges, and code examples.
Datasette-agent 0.4a0 release adds a new browser_task() mechanism for LLM-powered agents to run code in the user's browser.
A developer humorously discovers his joke post on OpenJDK vs GraalVM became Google AI's top source for the comparison, highlighting SEO quirks.
Discussion on explaining AT Protocol's data portability to non-developers, emphasizing user understanding and guidelines for app developers.
Discussion on how to explain AT Protocol's data portability to non-developers, emphasizing the need for clear user messaging.
A guide for CEOs and CIOs on why AI ROI stalls and how to turn pilots into operating results through governed investment portfolios.
Daily tech news roundup covering AI, .NET, Windows development, cloud, and DevOps updates.
Overview of VMware Cloud Foundation 9.x Fleet Management, covering scope, control plane, version differences, and operational impact for administrators.
Explores network fabric choices for enterprise AI, comparing Ethernet, RoCE, and InfiniBand, with guidance on when each is appropriate.